Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 2.38 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.38 million people for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia peaked at 3.65 million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 people | — |
| 2011 | 0 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 people | — |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 1.08 million people | — |
| 2018 | 2.62 million people | +142.6% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million people | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million people | +57.7% |
| 2021 | 3.65 million people | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 2.73 million people | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 2.56 million people | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 2.27 million people | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 2.38 million people | +4.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.38 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 414,524 people, 5.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 542,786 people | 0 people | 2.62 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million people | 2.27 million people | 3.65 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 8 Nigeria 3.54 million people compare
- 9 Somalia 3.35 million people compare
- 10 Afghanistan 3.20 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 2.06 million people compare
- 13 Haiti 1.43 million people compare
- 14 South Sudan 1.28 million people compare
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia was 2.38 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.